environment

Industrial emissions: EU Council and Parliament agree on new rules to reduce harmful emissions from industry and improve public access…

UKRAINE: EU and Ukraine outline plans for sustainable reconstruction in a high-level conference +++ PACKAGING: European Parliament discriminates plastics packaging…

CEN and CENELEC: Opinion on the revision of the Waste Framework Directive +++ PACKAGING: Cefic’s Reaction to the European Parliament…

RIGHT TO REPAIR: EU Parliament: Why is the EU's right to repair legislation important? +++ CLEAN AIR: EU Clean Air…

New law proposed to improve resilience of European forests +++ EU Commission proposes comprehensive monitoring to improve resilience of European…

Plant protection: Opening Remarks by Commissioner Stella Kyriakides at the European Plenary Debate - Sustainable use of Plant Protection Products…

EP ENVI AGENDA: Meeting of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)+++RIGHT TO REPAIR: Right to repair:…

EU Commission welcomes political agreement on protecting the environment through criminal law +++ Deal reached on stricter EU rules for…

Environmental EU Infringement Package - November 2023 +++ No qualified majority reached by Member States to renew or reject the…

ECHA identifies research needs for regulating hazardous chemicals +++ EU Commission welcomes political agreement to better protect workers against lead…

The European Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the Council on the protection of the…

HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS: Lead and diisocyanates: EU set to protect workers from exposure +++ S&Ds welcome vital reform of EU legislation…

CRITICAL RAW MATERIALS: Eurostat: Trade in rare earth elements increased in 2022+++EU Council and Parliament strike deal to reinforce supply of…

NATURE RESTAURATION: EPP Group: Negotiations finalised on strongly revised Nature Restoration Law +++ The Left: Progress Towards Nature Restoration Law, Yet…

NATURE RESTAURATION: EU Nature restoration law: MEPs and EU Council strike deal to restore 20% of EU’s land and sea…

ECHA’s investigation finds toxic chemicals present in childcare products +++ ENVIRONMENT AUTHORITY: EU Commission decides to register four new European…

ECHA adds new pharmaceutical data to IUCLID +++ Pollinators: MEPs call for increased action and funding to reverse decline +++…

GREEN TRANSITION: Italy: €200 million from EIB and Intesa Sanpaolo to support public sector green transition +++ CLEAN TECH: IEA…

ENVI MEETING: Meeting of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) +++ ANIMAL WELFARE: InvestEU: EIB lends…

GREEN ECONOMY: Speech by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis at the Green Economy Forum +++ CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Sino-German Environment Forum generates momentum…

Executive-Vice President Dombrovskis travels to South Korea for 11th EU-Korea Trade Committee and to Vietnam for Green Economy Forum 2023 +++ EU taxonomy:…

The World Bank: Conflict in Middle East Could Bring ‘Dual Shock’ to Global Commodity Markets +++ UN: New UN framework to…

SUSTAINABILITY: UNECE calls on fashion industry to fully embrace sustainability +++ RECYCLING: The Conservative: Recycling in Europe between Challenges and…

ECHA: Poison centre webinar: get informed about the next compliance date +++ Cefic: Europe’s clean technology industries & key materials…

CRITICAL RAW MATERIALS: CEN Workshop on methodology to improve the recyclability rate of Critical Raw Materials from cars +++ RIGHT…

SUSTAINABLE RAW MATERIALS: Global Gateway: EU and Namibia agree on next steps of strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials and…

FOREST MANAGEMENT: EU Commission approves €742 million Czech State aid scheme to support sustainable forest management +++ UNECE: Between trees…

In the text agreed at committee level MEPs said that, as the world’s largest development donor, it is incumbent on…

PESTICIDES: EPP: Press conference on pesticides: Don't jeopardise food production in Europe +++ AQUACULTURE: European Green Deal – Challenges and…

New ECHA Public Data Availability System - Part II +++ Plastics Europe launches Plastics – the fast Facts 2023 +++…

WASTE SHIPMENTS: Waste shipments: EU Commission adopts reasoned opinion in case brought by Poland against Germany +++ SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING: Statement…

EU Commission carries out unannounced antitrust inspections in the construction chemicals sector +++ STEP: A STEP towards supporting EU competitiveness…

In its regular package of infringement decisions, the European Commission pursues legal action against Member States for failing to comply…

MICROPLASTICS: The EU Commission proposes measures to reduce microplastic pollution from plastic pellets +++ EU Commission Q&A on measures to…

GLYPHOSATE: EPP: Greens' glyphosate ban will increase food prices +++ Europa-SPD: Gesundheitsschutz muss Vorrang vor Lobbyinteressen haben - Entscheidung über Glyphosat-Neuzulassung vertagt…

BIODIVERSITY: La Commission lance la procédure de ratification de l'UE du Traité mondial sur la haute mer visant à protéger la…

ECHA to prepare restriction proposal on chromium (VI) substances +++ EU's SWITCH-Asia Programme renews its commitment to catalyse green and…

Opening remarks by EU Commissioner McGuinness: The Sustainability Finance Disclosure Regulation - what next? +++ IMF Working Paper No. 2023/215: Monetary…

Eurostat: SDGs & me: Towards sustainable cities and communities +++ Cefic: Soaring Towards Sustainability: Cefic Launches its 2023 Report +++…

The Joint Council welcomed the significant progress achieved in the implementation of the GCC-EU Strategic Partnership, which was announced at its…

GREEN CLAIMS: EP Research Service: ‘Green claims’ directive: Protecting consumers from greenwashing - EU Legislation in Progress +++ CIRCULAR ECONOMY:…

GREEN CLAIMS: DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Substantiation…

EU launches the Youth Empowerment Fund to support young people contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals +++ State aid: Commission…

On Thursday, Parliament adopted its position on new rules for the collection, treatment and discharge of urban wastewater to better…

HEALTH UNION: Speech by Commissioner Stella Kyriakides at EP Plenary Session on Medicine Shortages and Strategic Healthcare Autonomy +++ NANO:…

New UN framework to protect the environment from harmful chemicals +++ Adoption of Global Framework on Chemicals – For a…

HEALTHY SEAS: EU Commission leads common efforts to improve state of Baltic Sea +++ EU HEALTH UNION: Europe's Beating Cancer…

September infringement package: key decisions environment and fisheries +++ Urban Wastewater: EU Commission calls on Portugal to comply with EU rules…

Today, Commissioner Sinkevičius is hosting the second edition of the ‘Our Baltic' Conference to address pressing environmental challenges in the Baltic Sea. The high-level conference gathers…

Towards faster regulatory action: ECHA's approach to assessing chemicals in groups +++ The EU Commission appoints a new Director at the…